2024 LAUSD Elections
LAUSD Candidate Forum: Student Safety
From lead pipes to uniformed police on school campuses; candidates for the LAUSD School Board answer questions related to safety.
“As a Board Member, my priority would be the health and safety of students and staff.”
– BD1 candidate John Brasfield
In prior months the ongoing Candidate Forum has asked LAUSD School Board candidates questions about PROP-39 co-locations, Special Education policies, and District Governance. For the December edition of the series, the questions focus on student safety issues:
In the wake of George Floyd’s murder at the hands of the police, there was widespread questioning over how law enforcement is handled in this country. The resulting “Defund the Police” movement called for some of the money used for policing to be transferred to programs like mental health services to help address the causes of crime. Following this lead, the block of LAUSD School Board members backed by the charter school industry cut $25 million from the District’s policing budget. This move was criticized by Gilbert Gamez, President of the Los Angeles School Police Association…
